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Descriptor English: Interleukin-16
Descriptor Spanish: Interleucina-16
Descriptor interleucina-16
Entry term(s) FQA
IL-16
LCF
factor de quimioatracción de linfocitos
factor quimioatrayente de linfocitos
Scope note: Citocina producida por los LINFOCITOS T activados que estimula la migración de los LINFOCITOS CD4 positivos y de los monocitos. Se ha descrito que suprime la replicación del VIH.
Descriptor Portuguese: Interleucina-16
Descriptor French: Interleukine-16
Entry term(s): Chemoattractant Factor, Lymphocyte
IL-16
IL16
Interleukin 16
LCF Factor
Lymphocyte Chemoattractant Factor
Tree number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.516
D12.776.467.374.465.516
D23.529.374.465.516
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019410
Scope note: A cytokine produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that stimulates the migration of CD4-POSITIVE LYMPHOCYTES and monocytes. It has been reported to suppress HIV replication.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Lymphokines (1987-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; LYMPHOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT FACTOR was indexed under LYMPHOKINES 1987-96
Online Note: use INTERLEUKIN-16 (NM) to search LYMPHOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT FACTOR 1987-96
History Note: 97; was LYMPHOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT FACTOR (NM) 1987-96
DeCS ID: 33080
Unique ID: D019410
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Interleukin-16 - Preferred
Concept UI M0028880
Scope note A cytokine produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that stimulates the migration of CD4-POSITIVE LYMPHOCYTES and monocytes. It has been reported to suppress HIV replication.
Preferred term Interleukin-16
Entry term(s) Chemoattractant Factor, Lymphocyte
IL-16
IL16
Interleukin 16
LCF Factor
Lymphocyte Chemoattractant Factor



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